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Multi-award-winning speculative fiction author Ken Liu discusses his new collection, The Passing of the Dragon and Other Stories, with writer, translator, game designer, and anthologist Alex Shvartsma...

I miss you already. But you know that. What you don’t know is just how proud I am of you. You were born for this, and no one could possibly be able to handle such a demanding job as well as you.

On September 15, 2026, we’ll be launching our first Kickstarter campaign in more than a decade, to fund Year 17 of Lightspeed and Year 15 of Nightmare. Join us for a year of new short fiction from som...

Alt: JJA isn’t old, but that’s what makes this funny.

Whodunit? The answer is spellbinding. In these genre-blending short stories, acclaimed fantasy authors work their magic on puzzle-box plots. Whether set in realities far-flung or familiar, these mysteries leave an irresistible trail of clues. Curated by John Joseph Adams, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling anthologist.

Bona Books share a hard-learned lesson: we accidentally bought AI-generated fiction. This deep dive into our experience with submission fraud covers the "red flags" we missed, the toll it took on our ...

Yesterday I wrote a happy post about my life, focusing on the pending re-release of Plague Birds and being a finalist for both the Hugo and

For decades, Mariner Books has stewarded The The Best American Series®, a literary institution that began in 1915 with Best American Short Stories, to your bookshelves. But just in case you’re stum…

Maela descends into forgotten depths, only to find a colossal staircase spiraling upwards into the unknown. With Darla's fate uncertain and danger on every breath of cold mountain air, she has no good choices.